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Different Roles of Pakistani Women in Society
Women, The most important part of any society around the globe, including Pakistan perform their duties as an active part of their countries , societies and families very well.
Pakistani women either educated or uneducated, from rural areas or urban areas, working or non working, they are also an awaken part of our society and play a vital role in our society, we can see, they play role in every field and perform very well.
No doubt we have a long list of amazing women who made us proud in the world. We have women Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers, Teachers, Scientists, Pilots, Politicians, Artists, Journalists, Writers, IT professionals etc etc etc....., even if they are not educated they worked at their own level, working in fields, at homes and help their families financially and emotionally as well.
Posting few pictures of well known Pakistani women.
Politicians
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| Ms. Fatima Jinnah |
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| Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz |
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| Begum Shaista IKram Ullah |
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| Begum Rana Liaquat Ali Khan |
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| Beanazir Bhutto |
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| Hina Rabbani |
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| Marvi Memon |
Scientists
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| Dr. Farzana Shaheen |
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| Mariam Sultana |
Fighter Pilot
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| Ayesha Farooq |
Writers
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| Bano Qudsia |
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| Bapsi Sidhwa |
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| Haseena Moin |
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| fatima suraiya bajia |
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| Ayesha Siddiqua |
Astronaut
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| Nimra Salim |
Singers
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| Mehnaz Begum |
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| Madam Noor Jehan |
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| Farida Khanam |
There are more and more and more will add some more pics soon
Women Friendly Organization
Beaconhouse School System
A Women Friendly Organization
We all always talk about the injustice and inequality with the women in our country, although these are the realities and one should never deny but while talking about these cruelness of society and people we should never forget about the people and organizations who are working remarkably for the benefit of women in our country.
Beaconhouse School System is one of those. Mrs. Nasreen Kasuri, the chairperson of beaconhouse school system founded it in 1975 and now it is the largest school system of its kind in the world. As far as Mrs. Kasuri's significant role in developing the private education sector in Pakistan, she has also played an important role in women's empowerment in the country.
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| Happy women employees of Beaconhouse School System |
Beaconhouse School system hire women, pay them a very smart salary and a provide them a great environment to work with a peace of mind and above all, the system trained them , groomed them, and polished them not only to make them a better employee for the system but it helps to transformed them as confident qualified individuals, by this, the system not only get benefits for its own but it injects power in our society and in our country's economy too. These qualified, trained and confident women are working as a silent support system for our socitey and country as well. These women share their abilities and skills with their families, friends and off course with the society . Beaconhouse school system is doing such a remarkable job for women's professional development and providing them an excellent environment to work and grow professionally.
I am proud of myself as a part of Beaconhouse School Systems and thankful to the system for working for the betterment of Pakistani women in this society where we badly needed
" Women Friendly Organizations".
Harassment at workplace
Bigger than any issue, Sexual Harassment of women at workplace is the most common issue around the globe. without any restriction of race, religion, country or society women around the world facing the issue at all levels, either she is working in a office or in a field, the problem is same.
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| Harassment at work place |
What is a sexual harassment?
According to Wikipedia Sexual harassment is intimidation, bullying or coercion of a sexual nature, or the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors In most modern legal contexts sexual harassment is illegal. As defined by EEOC, "It is unlawful to harass a person (an applicant or employee) because of that person’s sex. Although it applies on both women and men but unfortunately in this men's world women suffer in a large number. ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that One in four U.S women has experienced workplace sexual harassment, now come to home sweet home,
In Pakistan harassment at the workplace is, to date, not recognized as a punishable offense,
In Pakistan harassment at the workplace is, to date, not recognized as a punishable offense,
don't know how long we should wait to get the recognition like so many other issues. Because of this many women do not get as much support as they should get, in fact a complaint can create even more problems for the woman being harassed. I know a couple of NGOs who work for the said issue one is Bedari and the second is Aasha an umbrella group of six NGOs formed in 2001, assisted in drafting a
code of conduct for the workplace, which has served as the foundation of
the anti-harassment bill. Data on the number of women affected by harassment is hard to come by since there is
no law under which cases can be registered.
Ambreen Ajaib who has been working as a psychologist with Bedari said I see about 50 to 70 women per year. Now the question is why these women need to see a psychologist, the answer is because the sexual harassment of women at workplace effects them and have very serious consequences.
Maheen Usmani, who used to work at Dunya TV, says she faced even more
problems after she filed a complaint against the channel's
managing director, Yousaf Mirza Baig. "He would call me late at night,
stare me down during
meetings and eventually he started cutting out TV reports that I had
worked on." In what eventually became a famous case, Usmani says she was
barred from entering her
own office and later heard defamatory rumours about herself.
There are so many women around us in real life who suffered or still facing the situation, I was also a victim of harassment at work place, and I cannot forget the stress, indirect pressure and unpleasant working conditions, and I could not got any help due to lack of awareness about the issue.
Effects of sexual harassment:
The consequences to the individual employee can be many and serious. In some situations, a harassed woman risks losing her job or the chance for a promotion if she refuses to give in to the sexual demands of someone in authority. In other situations, the unwelcome sexual conduct of co-workers makes the working conditions hostile and unpleasant- putting indirect pressure on her to leave the job. Sometimes, the employee is so traumatized by the harassment that she suffers serious emotional and physical consequences—and very often, becomes unable to perform her job properly.
According to data complied by Equal Rights Advocates, a women’s law center in the U.S., 90 to 95% of sexually harassed women suffer from some debilitating stress reaction, including anxiety, depression, headaches, sleep disorders, weight loss or gain, nausea, lowered self-esteem. The effect on the morale of all employees can also be serious. Both men and women in a workplace can find their work disrupted by sexual harassment even if they are not directly involved. Sexual harassment can have a demoralizing effect on everyone within range of it, and it often negatively impacts company productivity on the whole.
Despite the fact that due to great Red tape we are not able a get a right time for having a law for the said issue we still hope and looking forward to an Anti Harassment bill and of course the implementation of the bill, which is the most important part.
Your views will be welcome openly about the issue, do write.....
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